The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

"Great game for a great movie"

LOTR: The Two Towers is made after the upcoming film and it is actually pretty good. The Two Towers is a basic hack and slash that adds alot more dept then most of the same genre. The fighting engine is very well done and the FMVs from the movie fit in great.

Graphics: 10/10
The Graphics in game are very well done. All you favorite charecters from the book and movie look great. The Orcs and Trolls and all the evil forces look great also and its obvious that time was spent making every last charecter. The screen is filled with action with you fighting with your freinds in the backround helping. They make the movies in thi game great. It involves actual scenes from the movie switching back and forth with the in game graphics.

Gameplay: 9/10
No matter how good a game looks or sounds it wont get by without fun gameplay, fortunately TTT delivers. The gameplay is the basic hack and slash but withtons of moves. You will have to gain experience with your 3 charecters to learn more devastating moves that work well against specific enemies. You will get different levls ofmoves at your disposal and you will need to use them to be able o stand a chance.

Memorable levels are included that you will remember from the books and movies. The best level in the game by far is battle of Helms Deep. You will be busy kocking down ladders dodging the enemies projectiles and killing enemies in an all out war with your partners, all while arrows are flyig over head and people fight in the backround.

Sound: 9/10
Honestly people dont care much unless the sounds bad bt the sound in this is great. Every charcter is voice by the people that play them in the movie. The clash of swords and the screams of battle are very well done. You will hear the enemes scream out commands and you will here your freinds informing you of of what you need to do.

Replay: 8/10
This is where any short game needs to be really good. TTT does have great replay and tons of extras to keep you playing. With all games though it does get repetative and even though this game does have many things it still is a hack and slash. If you enjoy the type of game though you whould by this game or atleast give it a try.

Buy/Rent:
This game is a very good game but unless you really enjoy the books or this type of game you should rent it. TTT is easily rental worthy and worth the 50$ if you want it. This will give you some scenes from the new movie coming out so thats always a plus.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 10/28/02, Updated 10/28/02